CMS on April 2 released four proposed payment rules covering skilled nursing facilities, hospices, inpatient psychiatric facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities for fiscal year 2027. Twelve ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 1 released the fiscal year 2027 prospective payment system proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

1. CMS proposed a 2.4% increase in inpatient hospital payment rates for 2026, reflecting a 3.2% projected market basket increase offset by a 0.8% productivity adjustment. 2. The update is expected to ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued an annual update to the Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. For 2024, CMS is proposing to update the ...

This past week the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) posted a report of a nationwide review of inpatient rehabilitation facilities' transmission ...